The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department ended up with $660,232 more from its two member cities than it needed last year, and Livermore staff are proposing to put that money toward insurance premiums and LYT traffic technology. Pleasanton's portion of the excess is $319,454.
The breakdown is part of Livermore's year-end budget report for fiscal 2025-26, which the Livermore City Council takes up on its consent calendar at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at the Civic Center Meeting Hall, 1016 S. Livermore Ave. The meeting can also be joined on Zoom.
According to the report, the fire department finished an allocation plan that left the surplus in member contributions. The proposed uses split it this way:
- Insurance premium payments: $517,948, or $258,974 from each city
- LYT technology: $142,284, with $60,480 credited to Pleasanton and $81,804 to Livermore
The Livermore resolution lists both cities' shares. It does not say whether Pleasanton's council will take a separate vote on its part.
Livermore closes the year $5.5 million in the black
The same report shows Livermore's general fund finished the year that ended June 30 with an unaudited operating surplus of $5,517,578. The revised budget had projected a deficit of about $386,000.
Revenue came in at about $152.8 million, roughly $5.1 million or 3.2% below the revised budget, but operating spending of about $139.2 million ran $9 million or 6.1% under budget, and net transfers were about $1.9 million better than planned.
Staff recommend setting nearly all of the surplus aside:
- $1,419,889 to carry forward contract encumbrances
- $2,588,990 for capital improvement reserves
- $1 million for information technology reserves
- $508,699 for future operating reserve requirements
